TABLE 2.

Primers used for amplification and sequencing of the alternative GHR exons (1A, 1B, and 1C) and promoters from bovine genomic DNA

PCR product	Forward (5′ → 3′)	Reverse (5′ → 3′)
GHR
Exon 1A_1	ATATTCTGGGAGGTGGGTCTC	ACAACGCATTGCCTCACATA
Exon 1A_2	CTGGCCTTCACTTCAGTTGG	CCCTTTAAAGCAAAGTGACCA
Exon 1BC_1	TCCACACCCCGTCTAGAATC	AGCGCGTCATGCTATCTTTT
Exon 1BC_2	CCAAGTCCTTGGTCCTGTGT	TGAAAAGCTGTCAACGTGCT
Exon 1BC_3	CGCTGGTCTGTCAAATCTCA	CAAACCCAACACTGCCTCTT
Exon 1BC_4	GCTGAGGCCTGTGTCTGAAT	TTGGTGCGTGTCACTCTCAT
Exon 1BC_5	CCCTTTCCAGCAGAGAGCTA	TCCTCTTCCCATGGCTGA
Exon 1BC_6	GAACGCTTCATCCCAGCTC	AAAGTAACAGCCCGATCCTG
Exon 1BC_7	GAACCGCGCTCTCTCTCC	CAAAACTGGATTCGGAGGAA
Exon 1BC_8	TCATGGAGTTAGGGGTGACA	CTCGAGCAGTTCTGTCAAA